In modern day society advances in technology have made the the kids of today very high paced and easily bored individuals. While this may present a challenge for teachers to keep up in order to keep the attention of their students it is our duty to maintain the standard that has been set by predecessors and the kids themselves. Technology should play a major role in a students education since it is already a part of their day to day lives and will definitely be incorporated in the workplace in the future. It also creates a fun learning environment for them to be engaged in. It is important that the students are able to connect with the information that they are learning so that it can be retained and not discarded.
My personal theory that I have come up with is that people learn through activity and experience rather than having information thrown at them with the hopes of retaining it. Through activities the students can get hands on experience with the information being taught to them and allows to see concrete outcomes from their work. This allows the students to emotionally connect to the lessons and also creates a fun environment for the young children. With this being said I will set up my classroom so that it is aesthetically pleasing and try to respect each students interests when I set up the room. The way I teach will be include a lot of give and take; for example I will have a reputation for calling on students to answer questions and even come up to the front of the room to show their peers certain points to keep them engaged and on their toes.
I plan on using small gadgets and devices that each student can have personally but I don’t like the idea of my students having their own computers at the middle school level because then it would then just serve as a distraction. I would also only let them use the technology during specific teaching points so they would not be able to play games or message each other, etc.
By the end of this course I plan on being able to learn how to effectively run a classroom efficiently and be able to effectively integrate modern technology into the class. I hope to increase my knowledge on how to create lesson plans and use presentation software to make my classroom fun and exciting.
My personal theory that I have come up with is that people learn through activity and experience rather than having information thrown at them with the hopes of retaining it. Through activities the students can get hands on experience with the information being taught to them and allows to see concrete outcomes from their work. This allows the students to emotionally connect to the lessons and also creates a fun environment for the young children. With this being said I will set up my classroom so that it is aesthetically pleasing and try to respect each students interests when I set up the room. The way I teach will be include a lot of give and take; for example I will have a reputation for calling on students to answer questions and even come up to the front of the room to show their peers certain points to keep them engaged and on their toes.
I plan on using small gadgets and devices that each student can have personally but I don’t like the idea of my students having their own computers at the middle school level because then it would then just serve as a distraction. I would also only let them use the technology during specific teaching points so they would not be able to play games or message each other, etc.
By the end of this course I plan on being able to learn how to effectively run a classroom efficiently and be able to effectively integrate modern technology into the class. I hope to increase my knowledge on how to create lesson plans and use presentation software to make my classroom fun and exciting.